Gulp…
The researcher in white clothes gulps his saliva as he carefully processes his words. One wrong word and his head might roll on the ground.
"Umm… Danzo-sama, the bodies of kids from shinobi clans are more suitable for the injection of Lord Hashirama's cells. Especially someone with a special physique or Kekkai Genkai that assists in the survivability of the body. The body of regular civilians and shinobi kids can't handle the immense power in the cells of Lord Hashirama.
Since the power is too great for their body to handle, their body breaks down before they can awaken the wood release." The researcher carefully voices his thoughts.
Hmm…
Danzo ponders the researcher's words.
'It's indeed true that only someone with a powerful bloodline can handle the majestic power of Wood release. Even among the Senju clan who are known for their powerful combat strength in the shinobi world, only Lord First awakened the power of the wood release.
His words make some sense. It's not the quantity but the quality that matters. But there is a problem with this. It's easy to get my hands on civilian orphans before the age of three since some of my subordinates manage the Konoha hospital. Thus, manipulating the record of birth and death of infants isn't a major deal. Also, previously I had support from Hiruzen, so it was plausible. But now…'
"Damn that Hiruzen!" Danzo grits his teeth and turns to the researcher.
"For now, you will live to see another day. Soon, I will send quality research test subjects to you. However, keep this in mind, I don't have any use for dead weights, and your only worth lies in your research. If there are no results within the next six months, then you can forget about living."
Danzo makes a cut-throat gesture.
"Yes… yes… Danzo-sama!" The researcher hurriedly scurries away from the room.
"Keep a close eye on him!" Danzo instructs a root Anbu.
'Now, for the test subjects, I can't make a big move and alert Hiruzen. The conflict at the border is enough to preoccupy him for a while. If I make another move, then he might figure out my involvement.'
"Relay my orders, make a list of clans or shinobi with powerful physical abilities. Also, include clans or shinobis with a special physique." He orders another root operative.
'Ideally, a member of the Senju clan would be perfect for the experimentation. However, with the current decline of the Senju clan; all their members are under constant surveillance. If any of them go missing, then it won't take them long to figure out the cause. I have to focus my attention on the lesser-known clans and perhaps small clans from the Kinoeda village.'
"For now, I have to attend the elder meeting to discuss the recent situation."
Whoosh…
Danzo turns around and leaves the room.
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A few months later,
Inside the Konoha academy,
There is hustle-bustle in the classroom. Boys are playing with paper planes while many girls are huddled together and gossiping with each other.
A few girls will stare in Nawaki, Minato, and Yuji's direction from time to time.
A group of boys is playing with a big round ball.
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One of the boys hits the ball with full strength. The ball bounces rapidly bounce between the ceiling and the floor. This creates slight panic in the class as multiple jump aside to dodge the ball.
Haha…
The group of boys laughs at the misery of other kids in the classroom.
"Oye! Be careful with your toys. Someone might get hurt!" Kushina dodges the ball and scolds the kids.
"Hnnn… why should we listen to a tomato-head like you?" One of the kids teases her with her nickname.
"Damn it!" An angry tick appears on Kushina's forehead. She almost jumps toward the kid with her fists.
"Hold back, Kushina!" Minato and Nawaki barely stop her from engaging in a fight.
"What a scaredy cat?" Another boy from the group laughs at her.
"Ignore them! Just ignore them!" Minato continues to appease her.
"Hmph… you are right. They aren't worth wasting my time." Kushina snorts at them and takes out a scroll from her bag.
She starts to scribble some symbols on the scroll with a brush.
'I have to complete the task Grandma Mito assigned me.'
Phew…
Minato and Nawaki heave a sigh of relief and return to their seat.
Haha…
The group of kids burst out in laughter and their leader picks up the ball and hit it toward Kushina's ink bottle.
Bang…
The ball hits the ink bottle and sends it flying toward Kushina's sealing scrolls.
Kushina's eyes widen as the ink bottle flies toward his scrolls.
'My sealing scrolls!'
Hmm…
Yuji, who was meditating with closed eyes, opens them.
'Bullet time!'
He whispers these words and evenly distributes his chakra across his body.
In the next second,
Whoosh…
Yuji reappears in front of Kushina and grabs the ink bottle before it could spill on her scrolls. Everything happens within a matter of seconds and none of the kids were able to spot Yuji's incredulous movements.
Phew…
Kushina heaves a sigh of relief.
"Thank you, Yuji-kun!" She thanks Yuji and grabs her bottle.
"Hey, if you dare do it again! Then I will break my promise and beat you all up." Kushina clutches the edge of a wooden desk.
Crack…
Some cracks appear on the bench as her hand fingers leave handprints on the desk.
Gulp…
The kids gulp their saliva and avoid her gaze.
"It's nothing much!"
Yuji shakes his head and returns to his meditation. But the number of eyes increases on him. Practically, every girl in the class is staring at his figure with stars in their eyes.
These past few months, after eating Yuji's fish dishes multiple times, Kushina has grown attached to them. Now, she longer looks at him in contempt.
'These past few months, I have come to discover that I have practically non-existent talent in Ninjutsu. No matter what technique I try, I can't seem to expel the chakra from my body. Also, according to Tsunade's observation, my chakra has an abnormal density and is very heavy compared to normal shinobis. It's part of the reason I can't expel the chakra from my body. Compared to me, Hanna has a normal body; though she has yet to unlock her chakra.'
Yuji asked Tsunade to perform a checkup on Hana, to which she agreed quickly. Now Hana has become a regular visitor to the Senju clan compounds.
'Minato, Nawaki, and Kushina had made rapid progress in these past few months. Minato's quick learning skills have piqued Grandma Mito's interest, and she decided to teach him some basic Fuinjutsu skills with Kushina. As for him, since he can't use Ninjutsu; he decided to use his chakra to strengthen his body.'
Tsunade taught him a few advanced medic ninja techniques for chakra control and concentrate his chakra in various parts of his body. His dense chakra has a much greater effect on his body than the regular chakra used by other shinobis.
The previous action he took to catch the ink bottle was performed by infusing chakra in his eyes to sharpen his sight and in his leg muscles to strengthen them to withstand movement at higher speed. He can also infuse chakra through his entire body and enhance his physical strength to a degree that allows him to lift a one-ton boulder with ease.
However, this enhancement only lasts for a few seconds and later it strains his muscles and induces massive fatigue across his body, rendering him immobile for the next few hours.
According to Tsunade, it's a side effect of his dense chakra and his body will need time to get used to his chakra.
After circulating his chakra multiple times through his body, he came to know that the secret to expelling the chakra outside his body is hidden in the next part of the legacy. But he is still unable to access it.
Bang…
While Yuji was lost in his thoughts, the kids from earlier decided to interrupt a sleeping Choza. In his sleep, Choza mistook the ball as a fruit and bit on it, resulting in the loud noise he heard earlier.
"Damn this fatty! I just bought this ball yesterday!"
One of the kids walks up to Choza and shakes him.
"Oi fatty! Wake up and compensate me for my ball." He rudely shakes Choza's body multiple times, but the latter sleeps like a log.
Soon, the entire group of bullies surrounds Choza and continues to harass him.
"Hmm… what a pain?" Shikaku yawns and stares at Choza and the other kids
"Even though Choza has fat skin and doesn't feel any sort of pain from their poking. I can't let them bully him."
"Leave it to me!"
Another blonde kid beside him stares at the bully kids.
"They are all yours, Inoichi!"
Inoichi stretches his thumb and index finger. He joins both his left- and right-hand thumbs and fingers to make a rectangle pose similar to the one used to snap a picture.
'Mind-body disturbance Jutsu'